Germany and France have reached an agreement that will allow the French-German tank manufacturer KNDS to set up a local branch in Ukraine to produce spare parts and train local workers. This was reported by UNN with reference to Reuters.
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According to the newspaper, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius and French Defense Minister Sebastian Lecorneuil and their teams have reached an agreement to allow tank manufacturer KNDS to set up a local branch in Ukraine to produce spare parts and train local workers.
We are announcing that KNDS (...), a German-French company, will establish a local presence in Ukraine,
For reference
Tank manufacturer KNDS is a holding company created by French Nexter and German Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann.
Recall
Germany and France have reached a "breakthrough" agreement on the development of MGCS tanks. The agreement to start the first stage of development includes an agreement to evenly distribute production volumes between the two countries.